Consumo de alcohol en el adulto mayor chileno que viaja / Alcohol consumption among traveling Chilean older people
Rev. méd. Chile
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142(12): 1517-1522, dic. 2014. tab
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Problems associated with alcohol consumption are prevalent in Chile, but little is known about the situation in the elderly.Aim:
To perform a screening to detect alcohol-related problems and risks in the Chilean older people who travel. Material andMethods:
The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) questionnaire was answered by 1,076 travelers aged 60 to 93 years (66% females), who participated in trips organized by the Chilean National Tourism Service (SERNATUR).Results:
Seventy six percent of respondents acknowledged to have ingested an alcoholic drink during the last month. The average AUDIT score was of 2.2 ± 2.6. Only 3.7% of the sample had a score equal or higher than eight, considered as risky use. Within this last group, 60% had symptoms of alcohol dependence. A higher alcohol consumption was associated with male gender (p < 0.01), being younger than 75 years of age (p < 0.01), having a medium-low economic income (p < 0.01) and having a higher education level (p = 0.03). There was no significant association with the respondents´ occupation.Conclusions:
In this sample of Chilean traveling older people, there was a high prevalence of alcohol consumption, and nearly 4% of respondents had alcohol related problems.
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Main subject:
Travel
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Alcohol Drinking
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Alcohol-Related Disorders
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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